Castle Lake is a glacial
tarn in the
Ruby Mountains
The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reache ...
of
Elko County,
Nevada
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It is within the
Ruby Mountains Wilderness, which is administered by the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The lake is located on a shelf near the head of Kleckner Canyon, at approximately , and at an elevation of 9,793 feet (2985 m) immediately below
Lake Peak. It has an area of approximately , and a depth of up to 15 feet (4.6 m). It is one of the sources of Kleckner Creek, which after exiting the mountains merges with other streams to form the
South Fork of the Humboldt River.
References
Ruby Mountains
Lakes of Nevada
Lakes of Elko County, Nevada
Lakes of the Great Basin
Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
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